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Singapore's Law Society will petition the Court of Three Judges to strike Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh off the legal roll following his conviction for lying under oath to Parliament's privileges committee.
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has permitted the Malaysian Bar Council to intervene in an ongoing appeal challenging MACC notices, recognising the Bar's regulatory role in protecting solicitor-client privilege.
A former lawyer has seen his prison term extended from two to six years by the High Court for misappropriating RM392,000 in land sale proceeds. The conviction for criminal breach of trust marks a significant enforcement action against professional misconduct.
Courts across multiple jurisdictions are cracking down on lawyers using artificial intelligence tools to generate legal briefs containing fabricated citations and errors, prompting bar associations to establish stricter oversight mechanisms.